Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090903
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '23 at 17:29
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Extreme X9650-$850 3,122 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 54.4 2-Core 116 52% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 213 29% 216 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 8587) 2GB CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 19.2 Parallax 21.7 18% 20.9 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 17.7 18% 22.5 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 138 151 148 141 143 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.9% Above average	Read 222 Write 211 Mixed 197 SusWrite 148 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 32.9 103% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28.4 DQ Write 78.6 DQ Mixed 35.7 32% 47.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 124%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 12GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 84 109 113 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 124 Write 115 Mixed 69 SusWrite 98 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.4 20% 6.87 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.3 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	56	60	19.5"	1280 720	GSM5B01 LG IPS WSXGA

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Typical GA-EP45T-DS3R Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

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Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	3x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	3x
Core2 Quad Q8200Intel $49Bench 43%, 19,990 samples	2x

GPU
RX 6600-XTAMD $301Bench 107%, 21,558 samples	2x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	2x
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	1x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x
M500 240GBCrucial $73Bench 77%, 31,779 samples	1x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	4x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	4x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	3x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $500

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16